​Contemporary South African Art

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Self taught.

Residencies

Robben Island (1997)

Exhibitions

Many group exhibitions since 1980, mostly in Cape Town. These include exhibitions at Primart (1986, 1995); Gallery International (three man show with Willie Bester and Ismael Thyssen, 1991); Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Western Cape (1991, 1992, 1994); South African Association of Arts (1992, 1996); South African National Gallery (1993); Irma Stern Museum (1993); Baxter Theatre (1993), Cape Town Arts Festival (1998, 2000); Castle of Good Hope (2001); Old Mutual Asset Managers (2005), Cape Gallery (2007), Cape Town International Conference Centre (2007), AVA (2007); and not least several community centres in the townships of Nyanga East, Guguletu, and Manenberg (1987, 1991-92, 1998).

Collections

Public collections include South African National Gallery; University of the Western Cape; Robben Island Museum; Safmarine House, Cape Town; and Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. Private collections include Professor Sandra Klopper.

Commissions

Mosaic, Zolani Centre, Nyanga East. Nobel Square, 2004 [one of seven sculptors nationally who were invited to submit maquettes for a public sculpture competition to commemorate SA Nobel Peace Prize laureates]

Publications

Martin, Proud et al Made in Wood (1993), Pissarra Botaki (2005)

Other

Active member, Visual Arts Group. Long history of teaching art to children in his community. Full time artist since 1981.